List of UMTS networks
Appearance
The following is a list of mobile telecommunications networks using third-generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) technology.
Africa
Operator | Country | Launch date | Frequency (MHz) |
---|---|---|---|
Unitel | Angola | June 2007 | 2100 |
Etisalat | Egypt | May 2007 | 2100 |
Mobinil | Egypt | September 2008 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Egypt | May 2007 | 2100 |
MTN | Ghana | May 2008 | 2100 |
Safaricom | Kenya | December 2007 | 2100 |
Libyana | Libya | September 2006 | 2100 |
Cellplus | Mauritius | March 2006 | 2100 |
Emtel | Mauritius | November 2004 | 2100 |
Maroc Telecom | Morocco | December 2007 | 2100 |
Orange Tunisie | Tunisia | May 2010 | -- |
Meditel | Morocco | April 2007 | 2100 |
MTC | Namibia | December 2006 | 2100 |
Powercom | Namibia | March 2007 | 2100 |
Globacom | Nigeria | December 2007 | 2100 |
MTN | South Africa | June 2005 | 2100 |
Vodacom | South Africa | December 2004 | 2100 |
Airtel | Seychelles | December 2006 | 2100 |
MTN | Sudan | 2006 | 2100 |
Vodacom | Tanzania | February 2007 | 2100 |
Uganda Telecom | Uganda | November 2007 | 2100 |
Econet Wireless | Zimbabwe | December 2007 | 2100 |
Americas
Operator | Country or territory | Launch date | Frequency (MHz) |
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Claro | Argentina | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 November' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Movistar | Argentina | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 July' is an invalid date | 1900 |
Telecom Personal | Argentina | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 May' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Setar | Aruba | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 December' is an invalid date | 2100 |
Brasil Telecom | Brazil | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 April' is an invalid date | 2100 |
Oi | Brazil | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 May' is an invalid date | 2100 |
TIM Brasil | Brazil | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 April' is an invalid date | 850/2100 |
Vivo | Brazil | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 November' is an invalid date | 850/2100 |
Claro | Brazil | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 December' is an invalid date | 850/2100 |
Bell Mobility | Canada | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2009 November' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Telus | Canada | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2009 November' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
SaskTel | Canada | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2010 July' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Mobilicity | Canada | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2010 April' is an invalid date | 1700 band IV (AWS) |
Fido | Canada | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 November' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Rogers Wireless | Canada | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2006 November' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Videotron | Canada | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2010 September' is an invalid date | 1700 band IV (AWS) |
WIND Mobile | Canada | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2009 December' is an invalid date | 1700 band IV (AWS) |
Claro | Chile | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 January' is an invalid date | 1900 |
Entel PCS | Chile | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2006 December' is an invalid date | 1900 |
Movistar | Chile | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 December' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Comcel | Colombia | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 January' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Movistar | Colombia | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 November' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Tigo | Colombia | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 November' is an invalid date | 1900 |
ICECelular | Costa Rica | 2009 | 850 |
Orange | Dominican Republic | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2010 February' is an invalid date | 900 |
Claro | Dominican Republic | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 August' is an invalid date | 850 |
Claro | El Salvador | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 January' is an invalid date | 1900 |
Tigo | El Salvador | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 September' is an invalid date | 850 |
Movistar | El Salvador | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2009 June' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Claro | Guatemala | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 April' is an invalid date | 1900 |
Movistar | Guatemala | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2009 June' is an invalid date | 1900 |
Tigo | Guatemala | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 September' is an invalid date | 850 |
Claro | Honduras | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 February' is an invalid date | 1900 |
Tigo | Honduras | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 September' is an invalid date | 850 |
Movistar | Mexico | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 March' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Telcel | Mexico | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 February' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Movistar | Nicaragua | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 January' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Cable & Wireless | Panamá | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 December' is an invalid date | 850 |
Movistar | Panamá | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 November' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Claro | Paraguay | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 November' is an invalid date | 1900 |
Claro | Peru | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 December' is an invalid date | 1900 |
AT&T Mobility | Puerto Rico | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2006 November' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
AT&T Mobility | United States | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2004 July' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
T-Mobile | United States | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2008 May' is an invalid date | 1700 band IV (AWS) |
Ancel | Uruguay | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 July' is an invalid date | 2100 |
Claro | Uruguay | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 November' is an invalid date | 1900 |
Movistar | Uruguay | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '2007 July' is an invalid date | 850/1900 |
Asia
Operator | Country or territory | Launch date | Frequency (MHz) |
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Aquafon[1] | Abkhazia | 1 November 2008 | |
GrameenPhone | Bangladesh | 2009 | 2100 |
Warid | Bangladesh | 2009 | 2100 |
Batelco | Bahrain | 2006 | 2100 |
Zain | Bahrain | December 2003 | 2100 |
B-Mobile | Brunei | September 2005 | 2100 |
Mobitel | Cambodia | October 2006 | 2100 |
Shinawatra | Cambodia | October 2007 | 2100 |
China Unicom | China | May 17, 2009 | 2100 |
Geocell | Georgia | December 2006 | 2100 |
Magticom | Georgia | July 2006 | 2100 |
3 | Hong Kong | January 27, 2004 | 2100 |
CSL | Hong Kong | December 2004 | 900/2100 |
PCCW Mobile | Hong Kong | July 2006 | 2100 |
Smartone-Vodafone | Hong Kong | December 2004 | 2100 |
BSNL Mobile | India | 2009 | 2100 |
MTNL DOLPHIN | India | 2008 | 2100 |
3 | Indonesia | December 2006 | 2100 |
Excelcomindo | Indonesia | September 21, 2006 | 2100 |
Indosat | Indonesia | November 2006 | 2100 |
Telkomsel | Indonesia | September 14, 2006 | 2100 |
Mobitel | Iraq | 2007 | 2100 |
Cellcom | Israel | June 2004 | 2100 |
Orange | Israel | November 2004 | 2100 |
Pelephone | Israel | February 2009 | 850/2100 |
E Mobile | Japan | March 2007 | 1700 band IX |
NTT docomo | Japan | October 1, 2001 | 800(band VI)/1700(band IX)/2100 |
SoftBank Mobile | Japan | December 2002 | 1500/2100 |
Wataniya Telecom | Kuwait | March 2006 | 2100 |
Zain | Kuwait | March 2006 | 2100 |
3 | Macau | October 2007 | 2100 |
CTM | Macau | June 2007 | 2100 |
Celcom | Malaysia | May 2005 | 2100 |
DiGi | Malaysia | June 2008 | 2100 |
Maxis Communications | Malaysia | July 2005 | 2100 |
Umobile[2] | Malaysia | Sep 2007 | 2100 |
FSMTC [1] | Micronesia | 2010 | 900 to be confirmed |
Nepal Telecom | Nepal | May 2007 | 2100 |
Mobilink | Pakistan | 2009 | 2100 |
Paktel | Pakistan | 2009 | 2100 |
Telenor (Pakistan) | Pakistan | 2009 | 2100 |
Ufone | Pakistan | 2009 | 2100 |
Warid | Pakistan | 2009 | 2100 |
PNCC [2] | Palau | 2010 | 900 to be confirmed |
Globe | Philippines | May 2006 | 2100 |
Digitel | Philippines | July 2006 | 2100 |
SMART | Philippines | May 2006 | 850/2100 |
Q-TEL | Qatar | July 2006 | 2100 |
Al Jawwal | Saudi Arabia | June 2006 | 2100 |
Mobily | Saudi Arabia | June 2006 | 2100 |
Zain | Saudi Arabia | February 2008 | 2100 |
M1 | Singapore | February 2005 | 2100 |
Singapore Telecommunications | Singapore | February 2005 | 2100 |
StarHub | Singapore | April 2005 | 2100 |
KTF | South Korea | December 2003 | 2100 |
SK Telecom | South Korea | December 2003 | 2100 |
Dialog Telekom | Sri Lanka | August 2006 | 2100 |
Mobitel | Sri Lanka | December 2007 | 2100 |
Spacetel | Syria | 2008 | 2100 |
Syriatel | Syria | 2008 | 2100 |
Chunghwa Telecom | Taiwan | July 26, 2005 | 2100 |
FarEasTone | Taiwan | July 13, 2005 | 2100 |
Taiwan Mobile | Taiwan | October 2005 | 2100 |
VIBO | Taiwan | December 2005 | 2100 |
Indigo Tajikistan | Tajikistan | September 2006 | 2100 |
Josa Babilon Mobile | Tajikistan | June 2005 | 2100 |
Tacom | Tajikistan | September 2006 | 2100 |
TT Mobile | Tajikistan | June 2005 | 2100 |
Advanced Info Service | Thailand | May 2008 | 900 |
DTAC | Thailand | September 2009 | 850 |
True Move | Thailand | January 2009 | 850 |
TOT | Thailand | December 2009 | 2100 |
Du | United Arab Emirates | February 2007 | 2100 |
Etisalat | United Arab Emirates | January 2004 | 2100 |
Europe
Operator | Country or territory | Launch date | Frequency (MHz) |
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Eagle Mobile | Albania | December 2009 | 2100 |
Vodafone Albania | Albania | December 2009 | 2100 |
STA | Andorra | December 2006 | 2100 |
3 | Austria | May 2003 | 2100 |
Mobilkom Austria | Austria | April 2003 | 2100 |
ONE | Austria | December 2003 | 2100 |
T-Mobile | Austria | December 2003 | 2100 |
Nar Mobile[3] | Azerbaijan | December 2009 | 2100 |
Life:) | Belarus | October 2009 | 2100 |
Mobile TeleSystems | Belarus | April 2010 | 2100 |
Velcom | Belarus | March 2010 | 2100 |
Mobistar | Belgium | December 2006 | 2100 |
Proximus | Belgium | September 2005 | 2100 |
Mtel | Bosnia | April 2009 | 2100 |
BH Telecom | Bosnia | May 2009 | 2100 |
Eronet | Bosnia | April 2010 | 2100 |
Globul | Bulgaria | June 2006 | 2100 |
M-TEL | Bulgaria | March 2006 | 2100 |
Vivatel | Bulgaria | April 2007 | 2100 |
T-Mobile | Croatia | June 2006 | 2100 |
Tele2 | Croatia | 2007 | 2100 |
VIPnet | Croatia | October 2005 | 2100 |
CYTA Mobile | Cyprus | March 2006 | 2100 |
MTN | Cyprus | October 2005 | 2100 |
Telefónica O2 | Czech Republic | December 2005 | 2100 |
T-Mobile | Czech Republic | December 2006 | 2100 |
3 | Denmark | October 2003 | 2100 |
Telenor | Denmark | September 2006 | 2100 |
TeliaSonera | Denmark | December 2007 | 2100 |
TDC Mobil | Denmark | November 2005 | 2100 |
Bravocom | Estonia | July 2006 | 2100 |
Elisa | Estonia | June 2006 | 900/2100 |
EMT | Estonia | October 2005 | 2100 |
Tele2 | Estonia | November 2006 | 2100 |
Alands Mobiltelefon | Finland | June 2006 | 2100 |
DNA | Finland | December 2005 | 900/2100 |
Elisa | Finland | November 2004 | 900/2100 |
TeliaSonera | Finland | October 2004 | 900/2100 |
Bouygues Télécom | France | April 2007 | 900/2100 |
Orange | France | December 2004 | 900/2100 |
SFR | France | November 2004 | 900/2100 |
E-Plus | Germany | August 2004 | 2100 |
Telefónica O2 | Germany | July 2004 | 2100 |
T-Mobile | Germany | May 2004 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Germany | May 2004 | 2100 |
CTS | Gibraltar | March 2009 | 2100 |
Gibtel | Gibraltar | December 2007 | 2100 |
Cosmote | Greece | May 2004 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Greece | August 2004 | 2100 |
Wind | Greece | January 2004 | 2100 |
Wave Telecom | Guernsey | July 2004 | 2100 |
Pannon GSM | Hungary | October 2005 | 2100 |
T-Mobile | Hungary | August 2005 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Hungary | June 2006 | 2100 |
Siminn | Iceland | September 2007 | 2100 |
3 | Ireland | July 2005 | 2100 |
Meteor | Ireland | September 2008 | 2100 |
Telefónica O2 | Ireland | March 2005 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Ireland | November 2004 | 2100 |
Manx Telecom | Isle of Man | November 2005 | 2100 |
3 | Italy | March 2003 | 2100 |
TIM | Italy | May 2004 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Italy | May 2004 | 2100 |
Wind | Italy | October 2004 | 2100 |
Jersey Telecom | Jersey | June 2006 | 2100 |
sure.Mobile | Jersey | September 2006 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Jersey | June 2007 | 2100 |
Bité | Latvia | June 2006 | 2100 |
LMT | Latvia | December 2004 | 2100 |
Tele2 | Latvia | December 2005 | 2100 |
Orange | Liechtenstein | February 2007 | 2100 |
mobilkom | Liechtenstein | March 2007 | 2100 |
Telekom FL | Liechtenstein | February 2007 | 2100 |
Bitė | Lithuania | April 2006 | 2100 |
Omnitel | Lithuania | February 2006 | 2100 |
Tele2 | Lithuania | 2007 | 2100 |
LuxGSM | Luxembourg | June 2003 | 2100 |
Tango | Luxembourg | July 2004 | 2100 |
VOX | Luxembourg | May 2005 | 2100 |
Cosmofon | Macedonia | November 2008 | 2100 |
T-Mobile MK | Macedonia | June 2009 | 2100 |
go mobile | Malta | April 2007 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Malta | August 2006 | 2100 |
Moldcell | Moldova | 1 October 2008 | 2100 |
Orange | Moldova | 1 November 2008 | 2100 |
Monaco Telecom | Monaco | June 2006 | 2100 |
Telenor Montenegro | Montenegro | June 2007 | 2100 |
T-Mobile | Montenegro | June 2007 | 2100 |
Telekom Srbija | Montenegro | July 2007 | 2100 |
Orange | Netherlands | November 2006 | 2100 |
T-Mobile | Netherlands | January 2006 | 2100 |
Telfort | Netherlands | October 2004 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Netherlands | June 2004 | 2100 |
Telenor Mobil | Norway | December 2004 | 2100 |
TeliaSonera | Norway | June 2005 | 2100 |
Era GSM | Poland | April 2006 | 2100 |
Plus GSM | Poland | September 2004 | 2100 |
Orange | Poland | June 2006 | 2100 |
Play | Poland | March 2007 | 2100 |
Optimus | Portugal | June 2004 | 2100 |
TMN | Portugal | April 2004 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Portugal | May 2004 | 2100 |
Orange | Romania | June 2006 | 2100 |
RCS&RDS (Digi.Mobil) | Romania | February 2007 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Romania | April 2005 | 900/2100 |
Mobile TeleSystems | Russia - 41 cities [4] | 2100 | |
Beeline (VimpelCom)[5] | Russia - 51 regions - leader [6] | September 2008 | 2100 |
MegaFon | Russia - 42 regions [7] | 2007 | 2100 |
Mobile telephony of Serbia | Serbia | December 27, 2006 | 2100 |
Telenor | Serbia | March 2007 | 2100 |
VIP Mobile | Serbia | July 2007 | 2100 |
Orange | Slovak Republic | January 2006 | 2100 |
T-Mobile | Slovak Republic | March 2006 | 2100 |
Mobitel | Slovenia | December 2003 | 2100 |
Si.mobil | Slovenia | September 2007 | 2100 |
T-2 | Slovenia | June 2008 | 2100 |
Tušmobil | Slovenia | September 2008 | 900/2100 |
Orange | Spain | November 2004 | 2100 |
Movistar | Spain | May 2004 | 2100 |
Vodafone | Spain | May 2004 | 2100 |
Yoigo | Spain | December 2006 | 2100 |
3 | Sweden | May 2003 | 2100 |
Tele2 | Sweden | March 2004 | 2100 |
Telenor | Sweden | July 2004 | 2100 |
TeliaSonera | Sweden | March 2004 | 2100 |
Orange | Switzerland | September 2005 | 2100 |
Swisscom | Switzerland | December 2004 | 2100 |
TDC | Switzerland | December 2005 | 2100 |
Avea | Turkey | July 2009 | 2100 |
Turkcell | Turkey | July 2009 | 2100 |
Vodafone Turkey | Turkey | July 2009 | 2100 |
Utel/UkrTelecom | Ukraine | November 2007 | 2100 |
3 | United Kingdom | March 3, 2003 | 2100 |
T-Mobile | United Kingdom | May 2004 | 2100 |
Telefónica O2 | United Kingdom | March 2005 | 2100 |
Vodafone | United Kingdom | November 2004 | 2100 |
Orange | United Kingdom | December 2004 | 2100 |
Oceania
Operator | Country | Launch date | Frequency (MHz) |
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Telstra | Australia | October 2006 | 850/2100 (2100 50% Shared with Hutchinson Australia (3)) |
3 | Australia | May 2003 | 2100 (roaming to parts of Telstra's 850 network, 2100 50% Shared with Telstra) |
Optus | Australia | November 2005 | 900/2100 |
Vodafone | Australia | October 2005 | 900/2100 |
Vodafone | New Zealand | August 2005 | 900/2100 |
Telecom | New Zealand | May 2009 | 850/2100 |
2degrees | New Zealand | Late 2010 | 2100 |
References
- ^ http://www.aquafon.com/company/145/1627/
- ^ http://videos.thestar.com.my/default.aspx?vid=415
- ^ http://www.azerfone-vodafone.com
- ^ http://www.company.mts.ru/press-centre/press_release/2009-09-16-1175747/
- ^ http://press.beeline.ru/releases/index.wbp?id=81ac3246-c786-4c74-b0c5-a2f4cf323fe4
- ^ http://press.beeline.ru/releases/index.wbp?id=f39c763a-bfea-4a31-a206-d942c6085b71
- ^ http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article/2009/09/09/213504